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Questions: What are their main tasks?

Medical laboratory technicians. Questions: What are their main tasks? - What skills should laboratory technicians have? (quote at least 6) Why is it important for a lab technician to be accurate? - In short, what is the purpose of their job?. Important Vocabulary.

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Questions: What are their main tasks?

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  1. Medical laboratory technicians Questions: What are their main tasks? - What skills should laboratory technicians have? (quote at least 6) Why is it important for a lab technician to be accurate? - In short, what is the purpose of their job?

  2. Important Vocabulary • * to work behind the scene: travailler dans l’ombre • * to be an integral part of sthg: faire partie intégrante de qqch • * to be able to do sthg: être capable de faire qqch • * under pressure: sous la pression • * accuracy/ to be accurate: précision/ être précis, juste… • * a match: une compatibilité/ correspondance • * a sample: un échantillon • * an area: un domaine • * to improve: améliorer

  3. ANSWERS • They prepare and perform tests so as to detect, analyse, diagnose and treat diseases • - They must know how to use complex equipment and computers • - They must be able to work well with their hands • - They must be able to stand for hours at a time • - They must be able to work under pressure • - They must be able to pay close attention to details/ be accurate • - They must have good communication skills • 3. Because they may have to determine a match for blood transfusion, locate an abnormal cell in a healthy tissue sample. • 4. In short, they help improve the health and lives of their patients.

  4. Translate • Les techniciens de laboratoire ont l’habitude de travailler sous la pression. (to be used to doing sthg) • Je suis en train de localiser une cellule contaminée dans un échantillon de tissu. • Il travaille comme technicien de laboratoire à Atlanta depuis 5 ans/ depuis 2004. • Hier, j’ai fait plusieurs tests sur le même patient.

  5. Correction • Lab technicians are used to working under pressure. • I am locating a contaminated cell in a tissue sample. • He has been working as a lab technician in Atlanta for 5 years/ since 2004. • Yesterday, I performed/ carried out several tests on the same patient.

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